[Terrapreta] Locations of TP soils sites in the Amazon.

[lou gold]

Good questions Kevin but you should ask the soil scientists. Or maybe you
should visit the Amazon and search for natural bogs yourself. I'm just the
storyteller.

hugs,

lou

On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 10:33 AM, Kevin Chisholm <kchisholm at ca.inter.net>
wrote:

> Dear Lou
>
> lou gold wrote:
>
>> No need to ask because the terra preta site has a marvelous search tool. I
>> highly recommend it.
>>
>> http://terrapreta.bioenergylists.org/search/node/terra+preta+maps
>>
>> And the maps are great too!
>>
> Yes, it is a very good site. It led me to another very good site:
>
> http://www.gerhardbechtold.com/TP/gbtp.php?vers=2
>
> It is difficult to determine the extent of terra preta, and to determine
> which "black earth deposits" have been determined as being "Terra Preta",
> and which "black earth deposits" are not Terra Preta. More specifically,
> which "Terra Preta Deposits" are man-made, and which are natural Dark Earth
> soils cultivated by the natives?
>
> It is interesting indeed that the title of Dr. Bechtold's Thesis is "Thesis
> about Anthrohumox in Brazilian Lowland." One would expect to find natural
> bogs and swamps in lowland areas, and accordingly, one would expect to find
> "black earth soils" in these areas.
>
> Here is an interesting question for you... under what circumstances does a
> "cultivated soil" become a "man made soil"? There are places all over the
> World where fertilizer, minerals, compost, nutrients, etc, have been applied
> to soils for generations, centuries, and millenniums, yet these soils are
> not termed "Man Made Soils".  If I simply add charcoal to soil, does it
> become a "Man Made Soil"?
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Kevin
>
>
>> hugs,
>>
>> lou
>>
>>
>> On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 2:13 AM, Kurt Treutlein <rukurt at westnet.com.au<mailto:
>> rukurt at westnet.com.au>> wrote:
>>
>>    Sean K. Barry wrote:
>>    > Hi Kevin,
>>    <<snipped>
>>    >  The soils are mostly clays; Aluminum oxides, Acrisols, Oxisols,
>>    > Ferrasols, and Aridisols (<-Lord protect me from my critics, if
>>    I got
>>    > any of those soil topological names wrong).
>>    >
>>    > Typos are my damned fault ... and not my damned fault, Kurt! Smiley
>>    > emoticon
>>    >
>>    No, you're actually doing well here, you seem to know a lot about
>>    Terrapreta.
>>    Its gasification chemistry where you're weak.
>>
>>    Keep up the good wotk :)
>>
>>    Kurt
>>
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